Author: Lisa Hafey

Lisa has been writing for over 20 years, starting as the entertainment editor on her university newspaper. Since then she's written for Popwrapped, Maximum Pop, Celebmix, and ListenOnRepeat. Lisa loves all good music, with particular fondness for Jedward and David Bowie. She's interviewed Edward Grimes (Jedward), Kevin Godley, Trevor Horn, Paul Young, Peter Cox (Go West), Brendan B Brown (Wheatus), Bruce Foxton (The Jam), among many many more. Lisa is also available for freelance writing - please email lisa@essentiallypop.com

Jake Miller Lets Us Know, ‘I Got You’ With New Single From Christmas Comedy Film, “Holiday Twist”

November 20, 2023

It’s that time of the year, in the Northern Hemisphere at least, when the weather starts getting colder and we start hankering for the warmth of an open fire, and thinking about our friends and family and the new year ahead. Jake Miller reckons we don’t have to wait until November and December, but instead that we can have that joy 365 days a year, and he proves it in his new song, ‘I Got You’.

We Are Beguiled By Honey Trap’s New Single And Video, ‘Saints & Sinners’

November 16, 2023

‘Saint & Sinners’, the new single from Honey Trap, is a stunning example of what this band has to offer. Opening with a blues-infused riff from Bouras, underpinning Rendon’s steamy vocals, the song builds gradually until its zenith as a superb head-banger of a track. Written during the Covid-19 pandemic, the lyrics reflect how the pandemic affected us all – saints and sinners alike – putting us on an equal platform. The lyrics, and vocals in turn, go from gentleness to full-blown rage, a reflection of the inner turmoil we all feel in uncertain times, and did particularly feel back then.

Bryn Ryan-Van Dyke Speaks With Us About Her Music Career, What’s Coming Up Next, And Latest Single, ‘It’s My Movie’

November 14, 2023

Singer songwriter Bryn Ryan-Van Dyke is as inspiring as it gets. She chose to follow her dreams, even if it meant a scary leap into the unknown, in her case, the business of being a musical artist. She taught her self to sing, and learned to play guitar, and from there she has played some of the most iconic venues in Hollywood and beyond. What sounds like a fairy tale however has been the result of hard work; Bryn has put in the hard yards necessary to achieve her success. We have been following her career for a while now, and with her new single, ‘It’s My Movie’, and its message of taking control of your life, we decided it was the perfect opportunity to tap into how she thinks.